Kent Nagano, Music director of the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal and the Bavarian State Opera, principal guest conductor and artistic advisor of Göteborgs Symfoniker

"The future of musical art tradition lies in the hands of the next generation. Competitions such as the 3rd Stockholm International Music Competition provide young musicians important steps towards their development as well as the means to broaden their musical horizons.

To reach the high artistic level, it is essential for young musicians to have the opportunity to be judged by musicians at highest level, and also the opportunity to compare him/herself with the best in his or her own generation. In this way knowledge will be conveyed through generations. "